Recognised as Colour
#FFE051
- #FFE051
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#FFE051 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 224, 81 and HSL 49°, 100%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#FFE051#FFE051
HEX#FFE051
RGBrgb(255, 224, 81)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.8784, 0.3176
RGB percentages100%, 87.8%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(49.3, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 68.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,769,105
CSS custom property--colour: #FFE051;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#001FAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5170FF
Analogous#FF8951, #C7FF51
Triadic#51FFE0, #E051FF
Split complementary#51C7FF, #8951FF
Tetradic#51FF89, #5170FF, #FF51C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G224
B81
Red255 (100%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue49.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G E0 · B 51
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